About block 966,706
Bitcoin block 966,706 was mined by SpiderPool on September 12, 2026 at 6:33 PM UTC, 4 min 15 s after block 966,705. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,635 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0099 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1349 BTC for this block.
Block 966,706 is number 1,043 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 479; 973 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 967,679. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 83,294 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. SpiderPool found 69 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6,063 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.